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Wennrich JP, Ebada SS, Sepanian E, Holzenkamp C, Khalid SJ, Schrey H, Maier W, Mándi A, Kurtán T, Ashrafi S, Stadler M. Omnipolyphilins A and B: Chlorinated Cyclotetrapeptides and Naphtho-α-pyranones from the Plant Nematode-Derived Fungus Polyphilus sieberi. J Agric Food Chem 2024; 72:6998-7009. [PMID: 38507729 PMCID: PMC10995996 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c00572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2024] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
Abstract
Chemical exploration for two isolates of the recently described ascomycete species Polyphilus sieberi, derived from the eggs of the plant parasitic nematode Heterodera filipjevi, afforded the identification of many compounds that belong to various metabolite families: two previously undescribed chlorinated cyclotetrapeptides, omnipolyphilins A (1) and B (2), one new pyranonaphthoquinone, ventiloquinone P (3), a 6,6'-binaphto-α-pyranone dimer, talaroderxine D (4) in addition to nine known metabolites (5-13) were isolated from this biocontrol candidate. All isolated compounds were characterized by comprehensive 1D, 2D NMR, and HR-ESI-MS analyses. The absolute configurations of the cyclotetrapeptides were determined by a combination of advanced Marfey's method, ROE correlation aided by conformational analysis, and TDDFT-ECD calculations, while ECD calculations, Mosher's method, and experimental ECD spectra were used for ventiloquinone P (3) and talaroderxine D (4). Among the isolated compounds, talaroderxine D (4) showed potent antimicrobial activities against Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus with MIC values of 2.1 and 8.3 μg mL-1, respectively. Additionally, promising inhibitory effects on talaroderxine D (4) against the formation of S. aureus biofilms were observed up to a concentration of 0.25 μg mL-1. Moreover, ophiocordylongiiside A (10) showed activity against the free-living nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jan-Peer Wennrich
- Department
of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for
Infection Research GmbH (HZI) and German Centre for Infection Research
(DZIF), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
- Institute
of Microbiology, Technische Universität
Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße
7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department
of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for
Infection Research GmbH (HZI) and German Centre for Infection Research
(DZIF), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
- Department
of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain
Shams University, 11566 Cairo, Egypt
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- Department
of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for
Infection Research GmbH (HZI) and German Centre for Infection Research
(DZIF), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department
of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for
Infection Research GmbH (HZI) and German Centre for Infection Research
(DZIF), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
- Institute
of Microbiology, Technische Universität
Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße
7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department
of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for
Infection Research GmbH (HZI) and German Centre for Infection Research
(DZIF), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
- Institute
of Microbiology, Technische Universität
Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße
7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department
of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for
Infection Research GmbH (HZI) and German Centre for Infection Research
(DZIF), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
- Institute
of Microbiology, Technische Universität
Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße
7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute
for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagonstics, Julius Kühn Institut (JKI) - Federal Research Center for Cultivated
Plants, Messeweg 11-12, 38104 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department
of Organic Chemistry, University of Debrecen, P.O. Box 400, 4002 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department
of Organic Chemistry, University of Debrecen, P.O. Box 400, 4002 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Institute
for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagonstics, Julius Kühn Institut (JKI) - Federal Research Center for Cultivated
Plants, Messeweg 11-12, 38104 Braunschweig, Germany
- Institute
for Crop and Soil Science, Julius Kühn
Institute (JKI) − Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Bundesallee 58, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department
of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for
Infection Research GmbH (HZI) and German Centre for Infection Research
(DZIF), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
- Institute
of Microbiology, Technische Universität
Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße
7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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Phutthacharoen K, Toshe R, Khalid SJ, Llanos-López NA, Wennrich JP, Schrey H, Ebada SS, Hyde KD, Stadler M. Lachnuoic Acids A-F: Ambuic Acid Congeners from a Saprotrophic Lachnum Species. Chem Biodivers 2024; 21:e202400385. [PMID: 38421379 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202400385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2024] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Chemical prospection of an extract derived from a saprotrophic fungus Lachnum sp. IW157 resulted in the isolation and characterization of six unprecedentedly reported ambuic acid analogues named lachnuoic acids A-F (1-6). Chemical structures of 1-6 were determined based on comprehensive 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic analyses together with HR-ESI-MS spectrometry. The relative configurations of 1-3 were defined by ROESY spectroscopic analyses while their absolute configurations were unambiguously determined by Mosher's esters method. All isolated compounds were subjected to cytotoxic, antimicrobial, antibiofilm and nematicidal activity assays where only lachnuoic acid A (1) revealed potent antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis at MIC values of 16.6 and 8.3 μg/mL, respectively.
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- Kunthida Phutthacharoen
- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH (HZI), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany
- Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand
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- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH (HZI), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany
- Institute of Microbiology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH (HZI), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany
- Institute of Microbiology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH (HZI), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany
- Institute of Microbiology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH (HZI), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany
- Institute of Microbiology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH (HZI), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany
- Institute of Microbiology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH (HZI), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, 11566, Cairo, Egypt
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- Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand
- School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand
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- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH (HZI), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany
- Institute of Microbiology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany
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Elnaggar MS, Fayez S, Anwar A, Ebada SS. Cytotoxic naphtho- and benzofurans from an endophytic fungus Epicoccum nigrum Ann-B-2 associated with Annona squamosa fruits. Sci Rep 2024; 14:4940. [PMID: 38418706 PMCID: PMC10901772 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-55168-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
Abstract
Chemical exploration of the total extract derived from Epicoccum nigrum Ann-B-2, an endophyte associated with Annona squamosa fruits, afforded two new metabolites, epicoccofuran A (1) and flavimycin C (2), along with four known compounds namely, epicocconigrone A (3), epicoccolide B (4), epicoccone (5) and 4,5,6-trihydroxy-7-methyl-1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran (6). Structures of the isolated compounds were elucidated using extensive 1D and 2D NMR along with HR-ESI-MS. Flavimycin C (2) was isolated as an epimeric mixture of its two diastereomers 2a and 2b. The new compounds 1 and 2 displayed moderate activity against B. subtilis, whereas compounds (2, 3, 5, and 6) showed significant antiproliferative effects against a panel of seven different cancer cell lines with IC50 values ranging from 1.3 to 12 µM.
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- Mohamed S Elnaggar
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt.
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Pripdeevech P, Khruengsai S, Tanapichatsakul C, Afifi WM, Sum WC, Hyde KD, Ebada SS. Cytotoxic Polyhydroxy-Isoprenoids from Neodidymelliopsis negundinis. J Nat Prod 2024; 87:349-357. [PMID: 38351796 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c01094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
Abstract
Fungal-derived natural products continue to play a pivotal role in the discovery of drug agents for human, veterinary, and general agricultural use. The fungus Neodidymelliopsis negundinis presents a significant saprobic ascomycete whose metabolites remained hitherto unstudied. Herein we report the isolation of eight unprecedented secondary metabolites named neodidymelliosides A and B (1 and 2), neodidymelliol A (3), and neodidymellioic acids A-E (4-8) produced by the submerged cultures of the fungus. Compound 1 proved to be the most active compound, with IC50 values ranging between 4.8 and 8.8 μM against KB3.1 (cervix), PC-3 (prostate), MCF-7 (breast), SKOV-3 (ovary), A431 (skin), and A549 (lung) cell lines. Compound 1 revealed significant inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans biofilms.
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- Patcharee Pripdeevech
- School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
- Center of Chemical Innovation for Sustainability (CIS), Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
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- Department of Pharmacongosy and Medicinal Plants, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, 11884 Cairo, Egypt
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sinai University-Kantara Branch, 41636 Ismailia, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Egerton University, P.O.536-20115 Egerton-Njoro, Kenya
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- School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
- Center of Chemical Innovation for Sustainability (CIS), Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain-Shams University, Abbasia, 11566 Cairo, Egypt
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Toshe R, Charria-Girón E, Khonsanit A, Luangsa-ard JJ, Khalid SJ, Schrey H, Ebada SS, Stadler M. Bioprospection of Tenellins Produced by the Entomopathogenic Fungus Beauveria neobassiana. J Fungi (Basel) 2024; 10:69. [PMID: 38248978 PMCID: PMC10821025 DOI: 10.3390/jof10010069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
Abstract
Fungi are known as prolific producers of bioactive secondary metabolites with applications across various fields, including infectious diseases, as well as in biological control. However, some of the well-known species are still underexplored. Our current study evaluated the production of secondary metabolites by the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria neobassiana from Thailand. The fermentation of this fungus in a liquid medium, followed by preparative high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) purification, resulted in the isolation of a new tenellin congener, namely pretenellin C (1), together with five known derivatives (2-6). Their chemical structures were elucidated by 1D and 2D nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy in combination with high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (HR-ESI-MS). We evaluated the antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities from all isolated compounds, as well as their inhibitory properties on biofilm formation by Staphylococcus aureus. Generally, tenellins displayed varying antibiofilm and cytotoxic effects, allowing us to propose preliminary structure-activity relationships (SARs). Among the tested compounds, prototenellin D (2) exhibited the most prominent antibiofilm activity, while its 2-pyridone congener, tenellin (4), demonstrated potent cytotoxic activity against all tested cell lines. Given the fact that the biological activities of the tenellins have so far been neglected in the past, our study could provide a good starting point to establish more concise structure-activity relationships in the near future.
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- Rita Toshe
- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH (HZI), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany; (R.T.); (E.C.-G.); (S.J.K.); (H.S.)
- Institute of Microbiology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH (HZI), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany; (R.T.); (E.C.-G.); (S.J.K.); (H.S.)
- Institute of Microbiology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), 113 Thailand Science Park, Phahonyothin Rd., Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand; (A.K.); (J.J.L.-a.)
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), 113 Thailand Science Park, Phahonyothin Rd., Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand; (A.K.); (J.J.L.-a.)
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- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH (HZI), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany; (R.T.); (E.C.-G.); (S.J.K.); (H.S.)
- Institute of Microbiology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH (HZI), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany; (R.T.); (E.C.-G.); (S.J.K.); (H.S.)
- Institute of Microbiology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH (HZI), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany; (R.T.); (E.C.-G.); (S.J.K.); (H.S.)
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
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- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH (HZI), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany; (R.T.); (E.C.-G.); (S.J.K.); (H.S.)
- Institute of Microbiology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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Elnaggar MS, Ibrahim N, Elissawy AM, Anwar A, Ibrahim MAA, Ebada SS. Cytotoxic and antimicrobial mycophenolic acid derivatives from an endophytic fungus Penicillium sp. MNP-HS-2 associated with Macrozamia communis. Phytochemistry 2024; 217:113901. [PMID: 37884257 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2023.113901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
Abstract
Macrozamia communis and its associated endophytic fungi are untapped sources of bioactive metabolites with great potential for medicinal exploitation. Chemical investigation of the mycelial extract derived from an endophytic fungus Penicillium sp. MNP-HS-2 associated with M. communis fruit afforded four mycophenolic acid derivatives recognized as previously undescribed natural products (1-4), together with nine known metabolites (5-13). Chemical structures of isolated compounds were determined based on extensive spectroscopic analyses, including 1D/2D NMR and HRESIMS. The absolute stereochemistry of alternatain E (1) was unambiguously established by comparing its experimental and calculated time-dependent density functional theory electronic circular dichroism spectra (TDDFT-ECD). All isolated compounds were assessed for their antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities, where mycophenolic acid methyl ester (7), displayed significant cytotoxic activity against seven different cell lines with IC50 values in the low micromolar to nanomolar range. Mycophenolene A (3) exhibited significant antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus (MIC = 2.1 μg/mL).
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- Mohamed S Elnaggar
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, 11566, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, 11566, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, 11566, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, 11566, Cairo, Egypt
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- Computational Chemistry Laboratory, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt; School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville, Durban 4000, South Africa
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, 11566, Cairo, Egypt.
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Elhefni N, Ebada SS, Abdel-Aziz MM, Marwan ESM, El-Sharkawy S, El-Neketi M. Promising anti- Helicobacter pylori and anti-inflammatory metabolites from unused parts of Phoenix dactylifera CV 'Zaghloul': in vitro and in silico study. Pharm Biol 2023; 61:657-665. [PMID: 37092359 PMCID: PMC10128457 DOI: 10.1080/13880209.2023.2200841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
Abstract
CONTEXT Date palm waste is an agricultural waste that accumulates in massive amounts causing serious pollution and environmental problems. OBJECTIVES Date palm trees, Phoenix dactylifera Linn CV 'Zaghloul' (Arecaceae) grown in Egypt, leave behind waste products that were investigated to produce compounds with anti-Helicobacter pylori and anti-inflammatory activities. MATERIALS AND METHODS Chromatographic workup of P. dactylifera aqueous methanol extract derived from fibrous mesh and fruit bunch (without fruit) afforded a new sesquiterpene lactone derivative, phodactolide A (1), along with ten known compounds (2-11), primarily identified as polyphenols. Chemical structures were unambiguously elucidated based on mass and 1D/2D NMR spectroscopy. All isolated compounds were assessed for their activities against H. pylori using broth micro-well dilution method and clarithromycin as a positive control. The anti-inflammatory response of isolated compounds was evaluated by inhibiting cyclooxygenase-2 enzyme using TMPD Assay followed by an in silico study to validate their mechanism of action using celecoxib as a standard drug. RESULTS Compounds 4, 6 and 8-10 exhibited potent anti-H. pylori activity with MIC values ranging from 0.48 to 1.95 µg/mL that were comparable to or more potent than clarithromycin. For COX-2 inhibitory assay, 4, 7 and 8 revealed promising activities with IC50 values of 1.04, 0.65 and 0.45 μg/mL, respectively. These results were verified by molecular docking studies, where 4, 7 and 8 showed the best interactions with key amino acid residues of COX-2 active site. CONCLUSION The present study characterizes a new sesquiterpene lactone and recommends 4 and 8 for future in vivo studies as plausible anti-ulcer remedies.
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- Nada Elhefni
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- The Regional Center for Mycology and Biotechnology, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
- CONTACT Mona El-Neketi Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, 35516Mansoura, Egypt
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Sum W, Ebada SS, Kirchenwitz M, Wanga L, Decock C, Stradal TEB, Matasyoh JC, Mándi A, Kurtán T, Stadler M. Neurite Outgrowth-Inducing Drimane-Type Sesquiterpenoids Isolated from Cultures of the Polypore Abundisporus violaceus MUCL 56355. J Nat Prod 2023; 86:2457-2467. [PMID: 37910033 PMCID: PMC10683085 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c00525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
Abstract
Abundisporin A (1), together with seven previously undescribed drimane sesquiterpenes named abundisporins B-H (2-8), were isolated from a polypore, Abundisporus violaceus MUCL 56355 (Polyporaceae), collected in Kenya. Chemical structures of the isolated compounds were elucidated based on exhaustive 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic measurements and supported by HRESIMS data. The absolute configurations of the isolated compounds were determined by using Mosher's method for 1-4 and TDDFT-ECD calculations for 4 and 5-8. None of the isolated compounds exhibited significant activities in either antimicrobial or cytotoxicity assays. Notably, all of the tested compounds demonstrated neurotrophic effects, with 1 and 6 significantly increasing outgrowth of neurites when treated with 5 ng/mL NGF.
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- Winnie
Chemutai Sum
- Department
of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for
Infection Research GmbH (HZI), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
- Institute
of Microbiology, Technische Universität
Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße
7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department
of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for
Infection Research GmbH (HZI), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
- Department
of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain
Shams University, 11566 Cairo, Egypt
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- Department
of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection
Research, Inhoffenstrasse
7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department
of Biochemistry, Egerton University, P.O. Box 536, 20115, Njoro, Kenya
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- Mycothéque
de l’ Universite Catholique de Louvain (BCCM/MUCL), Place Croix du Sud 3, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Department
of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection
Research, Inhoffenstrasse
7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department
of Organic Chemistry, University of Debrecen, P.O. Box 400, 4002 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department
of Organic Chemistry, University of Debrecen, P.O. Box 400, 4002 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department
of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for
Infection Research GmbH (HZI), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
- Institute
of Microbiology, Technische Universität
Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße
7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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Phutthacharoen K, Khalid SJ, Schrey H, Hyde KD, Stadler M, Ebada SS. Diaporphasines E and F: New Polyketides from the Saprotrophic Fungus Lachnum sp. IW157 Growing on the Reed Grass Phragmites communis. ACS Omega 2023; 8:41689-41695. [PMID: 37970032 PMCID: PMC10633876 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c05984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
Abstract
Chemical investigation for the mycelial extract of a saprotrophic fungus Lachnum sp. IW157 growing on the common reed grass Phragmites communis afforded the identification of two polyketide metabolites diaporphasines E (1) and F (2). Chemical structures of isolated compounds were unambiguously elucidated based on extensive 1D and 2D NMR spectral analyses in addition to their high-resolution mass spectrometry. The isolated compounds were assessed for their cytotoxicity and antimicrobial and biofilm inhibitory activities. While compound 1 revealed potent cytotoxicity against the tested cell lines L929 and KB3.1 with IC50 values of 0.9 and 3.7 μM, respectively, compound 2 exhibited moderate effects on the formation of S. aureus biofilms at 31.25 μg/mL.
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- Kunthida Phutthacharoen
- Department
of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for
Infection Research GmbH (HZI), Inhoffenstraße 7, Braunschweig 38124, Germany
- Center
of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah
Luang University, Chiang
Rai 57100, Thailand
- School
of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
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- Department
of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for
Infection Research GmbH (HZI), Inhoffenstraße 7, Braunschweig 38124, Germany
- Institute
of Microbiology, Technische Universität
Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße
7, Braunschweig 38106, Germany
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- Department
of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for
Infection Research GmbH (HZI), Inhoffenstraße 7, Braunschweig 38124, Germany
- Institute
of Microbiology, Technische Universität
Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße
7, Braunschweig 38106, Germany
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- Center
of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah
Luang University, Chiang
Rai 57100, Thailand
- School
of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
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- Department
of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for
Infection Research GmbH (HZI), Inhoffenstraße 7, Braunschweig 38124, Germany
- Institute
of Microbiology, Technische Universität
Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße
7, Braunschweig 38106, Germany
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- Department
of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for
Infection Research GmbH (HZI), Inhoffenstraße 7, Braunschweig 38124, Germany
- Department
of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain
Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
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Sum WC, Ebada SS, Gonkhom D, Decock C, Teponno RB, Matasyoh JC, Stadler M. Two new lanostanoid glycosides isolated from a Kenyan polypore Fomitopsis carnea. Beilstein J Org Chem 2023; 19:1161-1169. [PMID: 37560136 PMCID: PMC10407780 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.19.84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Chemical exploration of solid-state cultures of the polypore Fomitopsis carnea afforded two new C31 lanostane-type triterpenoid glycosides, forpiniosides B (1) and C (2) together with two known derivatives, namely 3-epipachymic acid (3) and (3α,25S)-3-O-malonyl-23-oxolanost-8,24(31)-dien-26-oic acid (4). The structures of the isolated compounds were established based on HRESIMS and extensive 1D and 2D NMR experiments. All the isolated compounds were assessed for their antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities. Among the tested compounds, forpinioside B (1) exhibited significant antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis at MIC values comparable to gentamycin and oxytetracycline (positive controls), respectively.
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- Winnie Chemutai Sum
- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH (HZI), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
- Institute of Microbiology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH (HZI), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, 11566 Cairo, Egypt
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- Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, 333 Muang, Chiang Rai, 57100 Thailand
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- Mycothéque de l’ Universite Catholique de Louvain (BCCM/MUCL), Place Croix du Sud 3, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH (HZI), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, P. O. Box 67, Dschang, Cameroon
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- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH (HZI), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
- Institute of Microbiology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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Wennrich JP, Sepanian E, Ebada SS, Llanos-Lopez NA, Ashrafi S, Maier W, Kurtán T, Stadler M. Bioactive Naphtho-α-Pyranones from Two Endophytic Fungi of the Genus Polyphilus. Antibiotics (Basel) 2023; 12:1273. [PMID: 37627693 PMCID: PMC10451773 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12081273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 07/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
Abstract
In the course of our survey to study the metabolic potential of two species of a new helotialean genus Polyphilus, namely P. frankenii and P. sieberi, their crude extracts were obtained using different cultivation techniques, which led to the isolation and characterization of two new naphtho-α-pyranone derivatives recognized as a monomer (1) and its 6,6'-homodimer (2) together with two known diketopiperazine congeners, outovirin B (3) and (3S,6S)-3,6-dibenzylpiperazine-2,5-dione (4). The structures of isolated compounds were determined based on extensive 1D and 2D NMR and HRESIMS. The absolute configuration of new naphtho-α-pyranones was determined using a comparison of their experimental ECD spectra with those of related structural analogues. 6,6'-binaphtho-α-pyranone talaroderxine C (2) exhibited potent cytotoxic activity against different mammalian cell lines with IC50 values in the low micromolar to nanomolar range. In addition, talaroderxine C unveiled stronger antimicrobial activity against Bacillus subtilis rather than Staphylococcus aureus with MIC values of 0.52 µg mL-1 (0.83 µM) compared to 66.6 µg mL-1 (105.70 µM), respectively.
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- Jan-Peer Wennrich
- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany; (J.-P.W.); (E.S.); (N.A.L.-L.)
- Institute of Microbiology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany; (J.-P.W.); (E.S.); (N.A.L.-L.)
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- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany; (J.-P.W.); (E.S.); (N.A.L.-L.)
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
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- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany; (J.-P.W.); (E.S.); (N.A.L.-L.)
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- Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics, Julius Kühn Institute (JKI)—Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Messeweg 11-12, 38104 Braunschweig, Germany; (S.A.); (W.M.)
- Institute for Crop and Soil Science, Julius Kühn Institute (JKI)—Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Bundesallee 58, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics, Julius Kühn Institute (JKI)—Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Messeweg 11-12, 38104 Braunschweig, Germany; (S.A.); (W.M.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Debrecen, P.O. Box 400, 4002 Debrecen, Hungary;
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- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany; (J.-P.W.); (E.S.); (N.A.L.-L.)
- Institute of Microbiology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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Sum WC, Ebada SS, Kirchenwitz M, Kellner H, Ibrahim MAA, Stradal TEB, Matasyoh JC, Stadler M. Hericioic Acids A-G and Hericiofuranoic Acid; Neurotrophic Agents from Cultures of the European Mushroom Hericium flagellum. J Agric Food Chem 2023. [PMID: 37440475 PMCID: PMC10375585 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c02897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
Abstract
Neurodegenerative diseases are currently posing huge social, economic, and healthcare burdens among the aged populations worldwide with few and only palliative treatment alternatives available. Natural products continue to be a source of a vast array of potent neurotrophic molecules that could be considered as drug design starting points. The present study reports eight new isoindolinone and benzofuranone derivatives, for which we propose the trivial names, hericioic acids A-G (1-7) and hericiofuranoic acid (8), which were isolated from a solid culture (using rice as substrate) of the rare European edible mushroom Hericium flagellum. The chemical structures of these compounds were determined based on extensive 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy along with HRESIMS analyses. The isolated compounds were assessed for their neurotrophic activity in rat pheochromocytoma cells (PC-12) to promote neurite outgrowth on 5 ng NGF supplementation; all the compounds increased neurite outgrowths, with compounds 3, 4, and 8 exhibiting the strongest effects.
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- Winnie Chemutai Sum
- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH (HZI), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
- Institute of Microbiology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH (HZI), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, 11566 Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Bio- and Environmental Sciences, Technische Universität Dresden-International Institute Zittau, Markt 23, 02763 Zittau, Germany
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- Computational Chemistry Laboratory, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Minia University, 61519 Minia, Egypt
- School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville, 4000 Durban, South Africa
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- Department of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH (HZI), Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
- Institute of Microbiology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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Khruengsai S, Pripdeevech P, Tanapichatsakul C, Sum WC, Ibrahim MAA, Stadler M, Ebada SS. Lasiodipline G and other diketopiperazine metabolites produced by Lasiodiplodia chiangraiensis. RSC Adv 2023; 13:19373-19378. [PMID: 37383691 PMCID: PMC10294144 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra03242f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Lasiodiplodia fungi are known to colonize plants as both pathogens and/or endophytes; hence, they can be exploited for their beneficial roles. Many compound classes from the genus have exhibited their potential biotechnological applications. Herein, we report two new metabolites 1 and 2 together with three known cyclo-(D-Ala-D-Trp) (3), indole-3-carboxylic acid (4) and a cyclic pentapeptide clavatustide B (5), isolated from the submerged cultures of a recently described species L. chiangraiensis. Chemical structures of the isolated compounds were determined by extensive NMR spectroscopic analyses together with HRESIMS. The absolute configurations of the new compounds were established based on comparing experimental and calculated time-dependent density functional theory circular dichroism (TDDFT-ECD) spectra. Compound 1 exhibited significant cytotoxic activities against an array of cell lines with IC50 values of 2.9-12.6 μM, as well as moderate antibacterial effects.
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- Sarunpron Khruengsai
- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH (HZI) Inhoffenstraße 7 38124 Braunschweig Germany
- School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University Chiang Rai Thailand
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- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH (HZI) Inhoffenstraße 7 38124 Braunschweig Germany
- School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University Chiang Rai Thailand
- Center of Chemical Innovation for Sustainability (CIS), Mae Fah Luang University Chiang Rai Thailand
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- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH (HZI) Inhoffenstraße 7 38124 Braunschweig Germany
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- Computational Chemistry Laboratory, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Minia University Minia 61519 Egypt
- School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal Westville Durban 4000 South Africa
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- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH (HZI) Inhoffenstraße 7 38124 Braunschweig Germany
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- Department of Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH (HZI) Inhoffenstraße 7 38124 Braunschweig Germany
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University Abbasia 11566 Cairo Egypt
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Carpi S, Scoditti E, Polini B, Brogi S, Calderone V, Proksch P, Ebada SS, Nieri P. Pro-Apoptotic Activity of the Marine Sponge Dactylospongia elegans Metabolites Pelorol and 5-epi-Ilimaquinone on Human 501Mel Melanoma Cells. Mar Drugs 2022; 20:md20070427. [PMID: 35877720 PMCID: PMC9317990 DOI: 10.3390/md20070427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
The natural environment represents an important source of drugs that originates from the terrestrial and, in minority, marine organisms. Indeed, the marine environment represents a largely untapped source in the process of drug discovery. Among all marine organisms, sponges with algae represent the richest source of compounds showing anticancer activity. In this study, the two secondary metabolites pelorol (PEL) and 5-epi-ilimaquinone (EPI), purified from Dactylospongia elegans were investigated for their anti-melanoma activity. PEL and EPI induced cell growth repression of 501Mel melanoma cells in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. A cell cycle block in the G1 phase by PEL and EPI was also observed. Furthermore, PEL and EPI induced significant accumulation of DNA histone fragments in the cytoplasmic fraction, indicating a pro-apoptotic effect of both compounds. At the molecular level, PEL and EPI induced apoptosis through the increase in pro-apoptotic BAX expression, confirmed by the decrease in its silencing miR-214-3p and the decrease in the anti-apoptotic BCL-2, MCL1, and BIRC-5 mRNA expression, attested by the increase in their silencing miRNAs, i.e., miR-193a-3p and miR-16-5p. In conclusion, our data indicate that PEL and EPI exert cytotoxicity activity against 501Mel melanoma cells promoting apoptotic signaling and inducing changes in miRNA expression and their downstream effectors. For these reasons could represent promising lead compounds in the anti-melanoma drug research.
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- Sara Carpi
- NEST, Istituto Nanoscienze-CNR and Scuola Normale Superiore, 56126 Pisa, Italy
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (B.P.); (S.B.); (V.C.); (P.N.)
- Correspondence:
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- National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Clinical Physiology (IFC), 73100 Lecce, Italy;
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (B.P.); (S.B.); (V.C.); (P.N.)
- Department of Pathology, University of Pisa, Via Savi 10, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (B.P.); (S.B.); (V.C.); (P.N.)
- Interdepartmental Center of Marine Pharmacology (MArinePHARMA), University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (B.P.); (S.B.); (V.C.); (P.N.)
- Interdepartmental Center of Marine Pharmacology (MArinePHARMA), University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Universtätsstrasse 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany;
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt;
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy; (B.P.); (S.B.); (V.C.); (P.N.)
- Interdepartmental Center of Marine Pharmacology (MArinePHARMA), University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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Uras IS, Korinek M, Albohy A, Abdulrazik BS, Lin W, Ebada SS, Konuklugil B. Anti‐Inflammatory, Antiallergic and COVID‐19 Main Protease (M
pro
) Inhibitory Activities of Butenolides from a Marine‐Derived Fungus
Aspergillus costaricaensis. ChemistrySelect 2022; 7:e202200130. [PMID: 35599958 PMCID: PMC9111082 DOI: 10.1002/slct.202200130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
Abstract
Amid the current COVID‐19 pandemic, the emergence of several variants in a relatively high mutation rate (twice per month) strengthened the importance of finding out a chemical entity that can be potential for developing an effective medicine. In this study, we explored ethyl acetate (EtOAc) extract of a marine‐derived fungus Aspergillus cosatricaensis afforded three butenolide derivatives, butyrolactones I, VI and V (1–3), two naphtho‐γ‐pyrones, TMC‐256 A1 (4) and rubrofusarin B (5) and methyl p‐hydroxyphenyl acetate (6). Structure identification was unambiguously determined based on exhaustive spectral analyses including 1D/2D NMR and mass spectrometry. The isolated compounds (1–6) were assessed for their in vitro anti‐inflammatory, antiallergic, elastase inhibitory activities and in silico SARS‐CoV‐2 main protease (Mpro). Results exhibited that only butenolides (1 and 2) revealed potent activities similar to or more than reference drugs unlike butyrolactone V (3) suggesting them as plausible chemical entities for developing lead molecules.
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- Ibrahim S. Uras
- Department of Pharmacognosy Faculty of Pharmacy Ankara University Ankara 06560
- Department of Pharmacognosy Faculty of Pharmacy Agri Ibrahim Cecen University Agri 04100 Turkey
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products College of Pharmacy Kaohsiung Medical University Kaohsiung 80708 Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Faculty of Pharmacy The British University in Egypt (BUE) Suez Desert Road Cairo 11837 Egypt
- The Center for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) Faculty of Pharmacy the British University in Egypt Cairo 11837 Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Faculty of Pharmacy The British University in Egypt (BUE) Suez Desert Road Cairo 11837 Egypt
- The Center for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) Faculty of Pharmacy the British University in Egypt Cairo 11837 Egypt
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs Peking University Beijing 100083 China
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- Department of Pharmacognosy Faculty of Pharmacy Ain Shams University, Abbasia Cairo 11566
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- Department of Pharmacognosy Faculty of Pharmacy Ankara University Ankara 06560
- Department of Pharmacognosy Faculty of Pharmacy Lokman Hekim University ÇAnkaya 06510
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Moustafa M, Zaghloul MG, Sabry MA, Aboelmaaty WS, Hamed RB, Ebada SS, Ebrahim W. Phytobiological Investigation and In Silico Docking Study of Secondary Metabolites from
Saussurea lappa
Roots. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202103802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Mahmoud Moustafa
- Department of Pharmacognosy Faculty of Pharmacy Mansoura University 35516 Mansoura Egypt
- School of Chemistry and Bioscience University of Bradford, BD7 1DP UK
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- Department of Pharmacognosy Faculty of Pharmacy Mansoura University 35516 Mansoura Egypt
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry Faculty of Pharmacy Mansoura University, 35516 Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy Faculty of Pharmacy Mansoura University 35516 Mansoura Egypt
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- School of Chemistry and Bioscience University of Bradford, BD7 1DP UK
- Department of Pharmacognosy Faculty of Pharmacy Assiut University, 71256 Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy Faculty of Pharmacy Ain Shams University 11566, Abbassia Cairo Egypt
- Department of Pharmacognosy Faculty of Pharmacy Sinai University Ismailia Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy Faculty of Pharmacy Mansoura University 35516 Mansoura Egypt
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Pilevneli AD, Ebada SS, Kaşkatepe B, Konuklugil B. Penicacids H-J, three new mycophenolic acid derivatives from the marine-derived fungus Rhizopus oryzae. RSC Adv 2021; 11:34938-34944. [PMID: 35494752 PMCID: PMC9043025 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra07196c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Chemical investigation of secondary metabolites in crude methanol extract of a solid rice medium of a marine-derived fungus, Rhizopus oryzae, has enriched the metabolic profile of this genus by affording three mycophenolic acid derivatives recognized as new fungal metabolites trivially named as penicacids H–J (1–3), along with two known naphtho-γ-pyrone dimers, asperpyrone A (4) and dianhydroaurasperone C (5). Structure elucidation of isolated compounds was unambiguously determined based on extensive 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic analyses together with comparing coupling constant and optical rotation values with those reported for related congeners in literature. All isolated compounds were assessed for their antibacterial activity against four different bacterial microorganisms and they revealed moderate to weak activities with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values ranging from 62.5 to 250 μg mL−1. Penicacids H–J (1–3), three new natural MPA derivatives, were purified from a marine-derived fungus, Rhizopus oryzae, together with two known naphtho-γ-pyrone dimers, asperpyrone A (4) and dianhydroaurasperone C (5).![]()
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University 11566 Abbassia Cairo Egypt +20-2405-1107 +20-2405-1180.,Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sinai University Ismailia Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ankara University 06560 Ankara Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lokman Hekim University Söğütözü, 06510 Çankaya Ankara Turkey
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Scoditti E, Naccarati A, Carpi S, Polini B, Ebada SS, Nieri P. Editorial: Non-Coding RNAs as Mediators of the Activity of Natural Compounds. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:751956. [PMID: 34489715 PMCID: PMC8416989 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.751956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Egeria Scoditti
- National Research Council (CNR) Institute of Clinical Physiology (IFC), Lecce, Italy
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- Italian Institute for Genomic Medicine (IIGM), c/o IRCCS Candiolo, Torino, Italy.,Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.,NEST, Istituto Nanoscienze-CNR and Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.,Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sinai University, Ismailia, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Altaweel R, Lafi A, Ebrahim W, Ebada SS, Nasr M. Honey-Based Extracts and Their Microemulsions in the Treatment of Liver and Breast Cancers. Pharm Chem J 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11094-021-02444-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Uras IS, Ebada SS, Korinek M, Albohy A, Abdulrazik BS, Wang YH, Chen BH, Horng JT, Lin W, Hwang TL, Konuklugil B. Anti-Inflammatory, Antiallergic, and COVID-19 Main Protease (M pro) Inhibitory Activities of Butenolides from a Marine-Derived Fungus Aspergillus terreus. Molecules 2021; 26:3354. [PMID: 34199488 PMCID: PMC8199578 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26113354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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In December 2020, the U.K. authorities reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) that a new COVID-19 variant, considered to be a variant under investigation from December 2020 (VUI-202012/01), was identified through viral genomic sequencing. Although several other mutants were previously reported, VUI-202012/01 proved to be about 70% more transmissible. Hence, the usefulness and effectiveness of the newly U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved COVID-19 vaccines against these new variants are doubtfully questioned. As a result of these unexpected mutants from COVID-19 and due to lack of time, much research interest is directed toward assessing secondary metabolites as potential candidates for developing lead pharmaceuticals. In this study, a marine-derived fungus Aspergillus terreus was investigated, affording two butenolide derivatives, butyrolactones I (1) and III (2), a meroterpenoid, terretonin (3), and 4-hydroxy-3-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)benzaldehyde (4). Chemical structures were unambiguously determined based on mass spectrometry and extensive 1D/2D NMR analyses experiments. Compounds (1-4) were assessed for their in vitro anti-inflammatory, antiallergic, and in silico COVID-19 main protease (Mpro) and elastase inhibitory activities. Among the tested compounds, only 1 revealed significant activities comparable to or even more potent than respective standard drugs, which makes butyrolactone I (1) a potential lead entity for developing a new remedy to treat and/or control the currently devastating and deadly effects of COVID-19 pandemic and elastase-related inflammatory complications.
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- Ibrahim Seyda Uras
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ankara University, Ankara 06560, Turkey;
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, Agri 04100, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Abbasia, Cairo 11566, Egypt
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sinai University, Kantara, Ismailia 41511, Egypt
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan;
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan;
- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan;
- Research Center for Chinese Herbal Medicine, Research Center for Food and Cosmetic Safety, and Graduate Institute of Health Industry Technology, College of Human Ecology, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The British University in Egypt (BUE), El-Sherouk City, Suez Desert Road, Cairo 11837, Egypt; (A.A.); (B.S.A.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The British University in Egypt (BUE), El-Sherouk City, Suez Desert Road, Cairo 11837, Egypt; (A.A.); (B.S.A.)
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan;
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan;
- Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
- The Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan;
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan;
- Research Center for Chinese Herbal Medicine, Research Center for Food and Cosmetic Safety, and Graduate Institute of Health Industry Technology, College of Human Ecology, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ankara University, Ankara 06560, Turkey;
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lokman Hekim University, Çankaya, Ankara 06510, Turkey
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Al Sarayrah AK, Al Tarawneh RZ, Nasr M, Ebada SS. Comparative Study of the Efficacy of Different Artemisia Cina Extracts and their Nanoparticulated Forms against A549 Lung Cancer Cell Line. Pharm Chem J 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11094-020-02300-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ebada SS, Al-Jawabri NA, Youssef FS, El-Kashef DH, Knedel TO, Albohy A, Korinek M, Hwang TL, Chen BH, Lin GH, Lin CY, Aldalaien SM, Disi AM, Janiak C, Proksch P. Anti-inflammatory, antiallergic and COVID-19 protease inhibitory activities of phytochemicals from the Jordanian hawksbeard: identification, structure–activity relationships, molecular modeling and impact on its folk medicinal uses. RSC Adv 2020; 10:38128-38141. [PMID: 35515148 PMCID: PMC9057237 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra04876c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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On Wednesday 11th March, 2020, the world health organization (WHO) announced novel coronavirus (COVID-19, also called SARS-CoV-2) as a pandemic.
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- Sherif S. Ebada
- Department of PharmacognosyFaculty of PharmacyAin Shams University 11566 Abbassia Cairo Egypt
- Department of Pharmaceutical ChemistryFaculty of PharmacyMu'tah University 61710 Al-Karak Jordan
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- Department of PharmacognosyFaculty of PharmacyMansoura University 35516 Mansoura Egypt
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Talaat AN, Ebada SS, Labib RM, Esmat A, Youssef FS, Singab ANB. Verification of the anti-inflammatory activity of the polyphenolic-rich fraction of Araucaria bidwillii Hook. using phytohaemagglutinin-stimulated human peripheral blood mononuclear cells and virtual screening. J Ethnopharmacol 2018; 226:44-47. [PMID: 30053532 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2018.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Revised: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Araucaria bidwillii Hook., the bunya pine, is an evergreen plant belonging to family Araucariaceae. Traditionally, its leaves and oleoresins have been used as herbal remedies to alleviate pain and inflammation. Based upon the frequent adverse effects accompanying synthetic anti-inflammatory drugs, this study will assess the anti-inflammatory activity of both the total methanol extract and the polyphenolic-rich fraction of A. bidwillii leaves. MATERIALS AND METHODS The anti-inflammatory activity was assessed in vitro using phytohaemagglutinin-stimulated human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Isolation of the major compounds was conducted using various chromatographic techniques. Molecular modelling studies are performed on tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), cyclooxygenase-II (COX-II) and 5-lipooxygenase (5-LOX). RESULTS Both the total methanol extract of Araucaria bidwillii leaves and its fraction revealed a dose-dependent manner in lowering the levels of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α with an equivalent activity to that of indomethacin. In addition, the phytochemical investigation of the polyphenolic-rich fraction results in identification of agathisflavone-4',7''-dimethyl ether (1), 7-O-methyl-6-hydroxyapigenin (2) and 4',4'-di-O-methylamentoflavone (3) as the main components. In silico molecular modelling showed that agathisflavone-4',7''-dimethyl ether (1) exhibited the fittest binding in TNF-α active sites, while 7-O-methyl-6-hydroxyapigenin (2) showed the highest inhibition in COX-II whereas 4',4'-di-O-methylamentoflavone (3) is the most potent 5-LOX inhibitor. CONCLUSION Thus, the leaves of Araucaria bidwillii could afford a potent anti-inflammatory agent that effectively ameliorates inflammation and its related hazards. This in turn consolidates the fact of using the leaves of Araucaria bidwillii to sooth inflammation in traditional medicine.
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- Aya N Talaat
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, 11566 Cairo, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, 11566 Cairo, Egypt; Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mu'tah University, 61710 Al-Karak, Jordan.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, 11566 Cairo, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, 11566 Cairo, Egypt; Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, 11566 Cairo, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, 11566 Cairo, Egypt.
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Sekkien A, Swilam N, Ebada SS, Esmat A, El-Khatib AH, Linscheid MW, Singab AN. Polyphenols from Tamarix nilotica: LC⁻ESI-MS n Profiling and In Vivo Antifibrotic Activity. Molecules 2018; 23:E1411. [PMID: 29891794 PMCID: PMC6100050 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23061411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Revised: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 06/03/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Tamarix nilotica (Ehrenb.) Bunge (Tamaricaceae), an indigenous plant to the Middle East region, is well-known as a medicinal plant for treating many human ailments. The current study aimed at exploring the polyphenol profile of the alcohol soluble fraction of aqueous T. nilotica extract, assessing its in vivo antifibrotic activity and the possible underlying mechanism, to unravel the impact of quantitative difference of sulphated polyphenols content on the antifibrotic activity of T. nilotca grown in two different habitats. Polyphenol profiling of T. nilotica extracts was performed using HPLC-HRESI-QTOF-MS-MS. The major polyphenol components included sulphated flavonoids, phenolic acids and free aglycones. The antifibrotic activity was evaluated through carbon tetrachloride-induced liver fibrosis in rats. Biochemical evaluations revealed that both fractions ameliorated the increased levels of hepatic aminotransferases, lipid peroxidation, hydroxyproline, α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB). Moreover, both fractions reduced catalase activity (CAT) and enhanced hepatic glutathione (GSH) content. Histopathological imaging undoubtedly confirmed such results. In conclusion, the T. nilotica polyphenol-rich fraction exhibited potential antifibrotic activity in rats. Significant alterations in GSH levels were recorded based on the sulphated polyphenol metabolite content.
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- Ahmed Sekkien
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, British University in Egypt (BUE), Cairo 11837, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, British University in Egypt (BUE), Cairo 11837, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt.
- Laboratory of Applied Analytical and Environmental Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10099 Berlin, Germany.
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- Laboratory of Applied Analytical and Environmental Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10099 Berlin, Germany.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt.
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Al-Musayeib N, Ebada SS, Gad HA, Youssef FS, Ashour ML. Chemotaxonomic Diversity of Three Ficus Species: Their Discrimination Using Chemometric Analysis and Their Role in Combating Oxidative Stress. Pharmacogn Mag 2017; 13:S613-S622. [PMID: 29142422 PMCID: PMC5669105 DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_579_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2016] [Revised: 02/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Genus Ficus (Moraceae) constitutes more than 850 species and about 2000 varieties and it acts as a golden mine that could afford effective and safe remedies combating many health disorders. OBJECTIVES Discrimination of Ficus cordata, Ficus ingens, and Ficus palmata using chemometric analysis and assessment of their role in combating oxidative stress. MATERIALS AND METHODS Phytochemical profiling of the methanol extracts of the three Ficus species and their successive fractions was performed using high-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Their discrimination was carried out using the obtained spectral data applying chemometric unsupervised pattern-recognition techniques, namely, principal component analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis. In vitro hepatoprotective and antioxidant evaluation of the samples was performed using human hepatocellular carcinoma cells challenged by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4). RESULTS Altogether, 22 compounds belonging to polyphenolics, flavonoids, and furanocoumarins were identified in the three Ficus species. Aviprin is the most abundant compound in F. cordata while chlorogenic acid and psoralen were present in high percentages in F. ingens and F. palmata, respectively. Chemometric analyses showed that F. palmata and F. cordata are more closely related chemically to each other rather than F. ingens. The ethyl acetate fractions of all the examined species showed a marked hepatoprotective efficacy accounting for 54.78%, 55.46%, and 56.42% reduction in serum level of alanine transaminase and 56.82%, 54.16%, and 57.06% suppression in serum level of aspartate transaminase, respectively, at 100 μg/mL comparable to CCl4-treated cells. CONCLUSION Ficus species exhibited a no table antioxidant and hepatoprotective activity owing to their richness in polyphenolics and furanocoumarins. SUMMARY Ficus cordata, Ficus ingens, and Ficus palmata were analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry that revealed their richness with polyphenolics and furanocoumarinsDiscrimination of the three species was performed using spectral data coupled with chemometrics that showed that F. palmata and F. cordata are chemically related to each other rather than F. ingensIn vitro hepatoprotective and antioxidant evaluation was performed using human hepatocellular carcinoma cells. The ethyl acetate fractions of all the examined species showed a marked hepatoprotective efficacyFicus species exhibited notable activities due to polyphenolics and furanocoumarins. Abbreviations used: ALT: Alanine transaminase, AST: Aspartate transaminase, CCl4: Carbon tetrachloride, DMEM: Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's medium, DMSO: Dimethyl sulfoxide, EDTA: Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, FBS: Fetal bovine serum, FCA: Ficus cordata remaining aqueous fraction, FCB: Ficus cordata n-butanol fraction, FCE: Ficus cordata ethyl acetate fraction, FCP: Ficus cordata petroleum ether fraction, FCT: Ficus cordata total methanol extract, FIA: Ficus ingens remaining aqueous fraction, FIB: Ficus ingens n-butanol fraction, FIE: Ficus ingens ethyl acetate fraction, FIP: Ficus ingens petroleum ether fraction, FIT: Ficus ingens total methanol extract, FPA: Ficus palmata remaining aqueous fraction, FPB: Ficus palmata n-butanol fraction, FPE: Ficus palmata ethyl acetate fraction, FPP: Ficus palmata petroleum ether fraction, FPT: Ficus palmata total methanol extract, GSH: Reduced glutathione, HepG2 cells: Human hepatocellular carcinoma, HPLC-ESI-MS: High-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, and SOD: Superoxide dismutase.
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- Nawal Al-Musayeib
- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt
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Ebada SS, Talaat AN, Labib RM, Mándi A, Kurtán T, Müller WE, Singab A, Proksch P. Cytotoxic labdane diterpenes and bisflavonoid atropisomers from leaves of Araucaria bidwillii. Tetrahedron 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2017.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Youssef FS, Ashour ML, Ebada SS, Sobeh M, El-Beshbishy HA, Singab AN, Wink M. Antihyperglycaemic activity of the methanol extract from leaves of Eremophila maculata (Scrophulariaceae) in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 69:733-742. [PMID: 28321889 DOI: 10.1111/jphp.12690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study was designed to evaluate the antihyperglycaemic activity of the methanol leaf extract of Eremophila maculata (EMM) both in vitro and in vivo. METHODS The antihyperglycaemic activity was assessed in vitro using differentiated 3T3-L1 adipocytes, whereas in-vivo effect was evaluated in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Chemical profiling of EMM was done using LC-ESI-MS techniques. Molecular modelling experiments of the identified compounds were performed using C-Docker protocol. KEY FINDINGS Eremophila maculata slightly enhanced cellular glucose uptake and utilization in vitro by 3.92% relative to the untreated control. A stronger in-vivo effect was observed for EMM and its dichloromethane fraction. A pronounced elevation in serum insulin by 88.89 and 66.67%, respectively, accompanied by an apparent decline in fasting blood glucose (FBG) level by 65.60 and 70.37% comparable to streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats was observed. This effect was stronger than that of the reference drug glibenclamide (GLB). Chemical profiling of EMM revealed that leucoseptoside A, verbascoside, syringaresinol-4-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, pinoresinol-4-O-β-D-glucopyranoside and pinoresinol-4-O-[6″-O-(E)-feruloyl]-β-D-glucopyranoside are the major compounds. Molecular modelling showed that martynoside, verbascoside and phillygenin exhibited the highest inhibition to human pancreatic α-amylase (HPA), maltase glucoamylase (MGAM) and aldose reductase (AR), respectively. CONCLUSION Eremophila maculata offers an interesting relatively safer antihyperglycaemic candidate comparable to synthetic analogues.
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- Fadia S Youssef
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.,Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Medical Laboratory Sciences Department, Fakeeh College for Medical Sceinces, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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Elnaggar MS, Ebada SS, Ashour ML, Ebrahim W, Singab A, Lin W, Liu Z, Proksch P. Two new triterpenoids and a new naphthoquinone derivative isolated from a hard coral-derived fungus Scopulariopsis sp. Fitoterapia 2017; 116:126-130. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2016.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2016] [Revised: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Al-Oqail MM, Al-Rehaily AJ, Hassan WH, Ibrahim TA, Ahmad MS, Ebada SS, Proksch P. Corrigendum to “New flavonol glycosides from Barbeya oleoides Schweinfurth” [Food Chem. 132 (2012) 2081–2088]. Food Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.04.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Wätjen W, Ebada SS, Bergermann A, Chovolou Y, Totzke F, Kubbutat MHG, Lin W, Proksch P. Cytotoxic effects of the anthraquinone derivatives 1'-deoxyrhodoptilometrin and (S)-(-)-rhodoptilometrin isolated from the marine echinoderm Comanthus sp. Arch Toxicol 2016; 91:1485-1495. [PMID: 27473261 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-016-1787-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2015] [Accepted: 07/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We investigated cytotoxic effects of the anthraquinone derivatives 1'-deoxyrhodoptilometrin (SE11) and (S)-(-)-rhodoptilometrin (SE16) isolated from the marine echinoderm Comanthus sp. in two tumor cell lines (C6 glioma, Hct116 colon carcinoma). Both compounds showed cytotoxic effects, with SE11 [IC50-value (MTT assay): 13.1 µM in Hct116 cells] showing a higher potency to induce apoptotic and necrotic cell death. No generation of oxidative stress was detectable (DCF assay), and also no modulation of Nrf2/ARE and NFκB signaling could be shown. Investigation of 23 protein kinases associated with cell proliferation, survival, metastasis, and angiogenesis showed that both compounds were potent inhibitors of distinct kinases, e.g., IGF1-receptor kinase, focal adhesion kinase, and EGF receptor kinase with SE11 being a more potent compound (IC50 values: 5, 18.4 and 4 µM, respectively). SE11 caused a decrease in ERK phosphorylation which may be a consequence of the inhibition of EGF receptor kinase by this compound. Since an inhibition of the EGF receptor/MAPK pathway is an important target for diverse cytostatic drugs, we suggest that the anthraquinone derivative 1'-deoxyrhodoptilometrin (SE11) may be an interesting lead structure for the development of new anticancer drugs.
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- Wim Wätjen
- Biofunctionality of Secondary Plant Compounds, Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Weinbergweg 22, 06120, Halle/Saale, Germany.
- Institute of Toxicology, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, P.O. Box 101007, 40001, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Universitätsstr. 1, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain-Shams University, Organization of African Unity Street 1, Cairo, 11566, Egypt
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- Institute of Toxicology, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, P.O. Box 101007, 40001, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, P.O. Box 101007, 40001, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- ProQinase GmbH, Breisacher Str. 117, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Universitätsstr. 1, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Ebada SS, Eze P, Okoye FBC, Esimone CO, Proksch P. The Fungal EndophyteNigrospora oryzaeProduces Quercetin Monoglycosides Previously Known Only from Plants. ChemistrySelect 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201600478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Sherif S. Ebada
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie; Heinrich-Heine Universität; D-40225 Düsseldorf Germany
- Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry; Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain-Shams University; 11566 Cairo Egypt
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie; Heinrich-Heine Universität; D-40225 Düsseldorf Germany
- Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Nnamdi Azikiwe University; Awka Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Nnamdi Azikiwe University; Awka Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Nnamdi Azikiwe University; Awka Nigeria
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie; Heinrich-Heine Universität; D-40225 Düsseldorf Germany
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Elnaggar MS, Ebada SS, Ashour ML, Ebrahim W, Müller WE, Mándi A, Kurtán T, Singab A, Lin W, Liu Z, Proksch P. Xanthones and sesquiterpene derivatives from a marine-derived fungus Scopulariopsis sp. Tetrahedron 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2016.03.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Elissawy AM, El-Shazly M, Ebada SS, Singab AB, Proksch P. Bioactive terpenes from marine-derived fungi. Mar Drugs 2015; 13:1966-92. [PMID: 25854644 PMCID: PMC4413195 DOI: 10.3390/md13041966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2014] [Revised: 02/25/2015] [Accepted: 03/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Marine-derived fungi continue to be a prolific source of secondary metabolites showing diverse bioactivities. Terpenoids from marine-derived fungi exhibit wide structural diversity including numerous compounds with pronounced biological activities. In this review, we survey the last five years’ reports on terpenoidal metabolites from marine-derived fungi with particular attention on those showing marked biological activities.
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- Ahmed M. Elissawy
- Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain-Shams University, Organization of African Unity Street 1, 11566 Cairo, Egypt; E-Mails: (A.M.E.); (M.E.-S.); (S.S.E.); (A.B.S.)
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain-Shams University, Organization of African Unity Street 1, 11566 Cairo, Egypt; E-Mails: (A.M.E.); (M.E.-S.); (S.S.E.); (A.B.S.)
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain-Shams University, Organization of African Unity Street 1, 11566 Cairo, Egypt; E-Mails: (A.M.E.); (M.E.-S.); (S.S.E.); (A.B.S.)
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain-Shams University, Organization of African Unity Street 1, 11566 Cairo, Egypt; E-Mails: (A.M.E.); (M.E.-S.); (S.S.E.); (A.B.S.)
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Heinrich-Heine Universität, Geb. 26.23, Universitätsstrasse 1, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +49-211-811-4163; Fax: +49-211-811-1923
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Ebada SS, Linh MH, Longeon A, de Voogd NJ, Durieu E, Meijer L, Bourguet-Kondracki ML, Singab ANB, Müller WE, Proksch P. Dispacamide E and other bioactive bromopyrrole alkaloids from two Indonesian marine sponges of the genus Stylissa. Nat Prod Res 2014; 29:231-8. [DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2014.947496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Sherif S. Ebada
- Institutfür Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Heinrich-Heine Universität, Geb. 26.23, Universitätsstrasse 1, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
- Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain-Shams University, Organization of African Unity Street 1, 11566 Cairo, Egypt
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- Laboratoire Molécules de Communication et Adaptation des Micro-organismes, UMR 7245 CNRS, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Molécules de Communication et Adaptation des Micro-organismes, UMR 7245 CNRS, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Protein Phosphorylation & Human Disease Group, Station Biologique, F-29680 Roscoff, France
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- Man Ros Therapeutics, Centre de Perharidy, F-29680 Roscoff, France
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- Laboratoire Molécules de Communication et Adaptation des Micro-organismes, UMR 7245 CNRS, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain-Shams University, Organization of African Unity Street 1, 11566 Cairo, Egypt
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- Institute for Physiological Chemistry, University of Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg-University Mainz, Duesbergweg 6, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institutfür Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Heinrich-Heine Universität, Geb. 26.23, Universitätsstrasse 1, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Orfali RS, Ebada SS, El-Shafae AM, Al-Taweel AM, Lin WH, Wray V, Proksch P. 3-O-trans-Caffeoylisomyricadiol: A New Triterpenoid from Tamarix nilotica Growing in Saudi Arabia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 64:637-43. [DOI: 10.1515/znc-2009-9-1006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A detailed chemical study of the aerial parts of Tamarix nilotica (Tamaricaceae) from Saudi Arabia led to the isolation of a new pentacyclic triterpenoid, 3-O-trans-caffeoylisomyricadiol, in addition to nine known compounds. The structures of all isolated compounds were unambiguously elucidated by 1D, 2D NMR, and mass spectrometry. In the radical scavenging (DPPH) assay, 3-O-trans-caffeoylisomyricadiol exhibited potent antioxidant activity with an IC50 value of 3.56 μM, while that for quercetin (standard antioxidant) was 5.72 μM
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- Raha S. Orfali
- Pharmacognosy Department, School of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P. O. Box 90727, Riyadh 11623, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology, Heinrich-Heine University, Universitätsstraße 1, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China
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- Pharmacognosy Department, School of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P. O. Box 90727, Riyadh 11623, Saudi Arabia
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- Pharmacognosy Department, School of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P. O. Box 90727, Riyadh 11623, Saudi Arabia
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China
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- Helmholtz Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, Inhoffenstraße 7, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology, Heinrich-Heine University, Universitätsstraße 1, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Ebada SS, Fischer T, Klaßen S, Hamacher A, Roth YO, Kassack MU, Roth EH. A new cytotoxic steroid from co-fermentation of two marine alga-derived micro-organisms. Nat Prod Res 2014; 28:1241-5. [PMID: 24620785 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2014.895730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Bioactivity-guided chemical investigation of a co-culture of marine-derived micro-organisms has yielded one new steroid, 7β-hydroxycholesterol-1β-carboxylic acid (1) with an unprecedented carboxylic acid group at C-1, together with three known steroidal metabolites (2-4). The chemical structures and stereochemistry of the isolated compounds were unambiguously determined based on extensive 1D, 2D NMR and HR-ESI-MS measurements. The isolated compounds were assessed for their cytotoxic activity against four different human tumour cell lines K562 (leukaemia), HCT116 (colon), A2780 (ovary) and its cisplatin-resistant mutant (A2780 CisR), and they revealed moderate activities with IC50 values ranging from 10.0 to 100.0 μM.
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- Sherif S Ebada
- a BIO-MAR , Merowingerplatz 1a, D-40225 Düsseldorf , Germany
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Ebada SS, Fischer T, Hamacher A, Du FY, Roth YO, Kassack MU, Wang BG, Roth EH. Psychrophilin E, a new cyclotripeptide, from co-fermentation of two marine alga-derived fungi of the genus Aspergillus. Nat Prod Res 2014; 28:776-81. [PMID: 24483240 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2014.880911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Chemical investigation of the mycelial extract of a mixed culture of two marine alga-derived fungal strains of the genus Aspergillus has yielded one new cyclotripeptide, psychrophilin E (1), the recently reported oxepin-containing alkaloids, protuboxepin A (2) and oxepinamide E (3), together with three other polyketide derivatives (4-6). The chemical structure and relative and absolute configurations of psychrophilin E (1) were unambiguously established based on HRMS, 1D, 2D NMR and chiral-phase HPLC analysis of its hydrolysate. All the isolated compounds were assessed for their anti-proliferative activity against four different human cancer cell lines and some of them revealed selective activities.
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- Sherif S Ebada
- a BIO-MAR , Merowingerplatz 1a, D-40225 Düsseldorf , Germany
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Al-Oqail MM, Al-Rehaily AJ, Hassan WH, Ibrahim TA, Ahmad MS, Ebada SS, Proksch P. New flavonol glycosides from Barbeya oleoides Schweinfurth. Food Chem 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.12.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Ebada SS, Lajkiewicz N, Porco JA, Li-Weber M, Proksch P. Chemistry and biology of rocaglamides (= flavaglines) and related derivatives from aglaia species (meliaceae). Prog Chem Org Nat Prod 2011; 94:1-58. [PMID: 21833837 PMCID: PMC4157394 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-0748-5_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Sherif S. Ebada
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology, Heinrich-Heine University of Duesseldorf, Universitaetsstrasse 1, D-40225, Duesseldorf, Germany. Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain-Shams University, Organization of African Unity 1, 11566 Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Chemical Methodology and Library Development (CMLD-BU), Boston University, Commonwealth Avenue 590, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Chemical Methodology and Library Development (CMLD-BU), Boston University, Commonwealth Avenue 590, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Tumor Immunology Program (D030), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology, Heinrich-Heine University of Duesseldorf, Universitaetsstrasse 1, D-40225, Duesseldorf, Germany
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Ebada SS, Lin W, Proksch P. Bioactive sesterterpenes and triterpenes from marine sponges: occurrence and pharmacological significance. Mar Drugs 2010; 8:313-46. [PMID: 20390108 PMCID: PMC2852841 DOI: 10.3390/md8020313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2010] [Revised: 02/05/2010] [Accepted: 02/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Marine ecosystems (>70% of the planet's surface) comprise a continuous resource of immeasurable biological activities and immense chemical entities. This diversity has provided a unique source of chemical compounds with potential bioactivities that could lead to potential new drug candidates. Many marine-living organisms are soft bodied and/or sessile. Consequently, they have developed toxic secondary metabolites or obtained them from microorganisms to defend themselves against predators [1]. For the last 30-40 years, marine invertebrates have been an attractive research topic for scientists all over the world. A relatively small number of marine plants, animals and microbes have yielded more than 15,000 natural products including numerous compounds with potential pharmaceutical potential. Some of these have already been launched on the pharmaceutical market such as Prialt (ziconotide; potent analgesic) and Yondelis (trabectedin or ET-743; antitumor) while others have entered clinical trials, e.g., alpidin and kahalalide F. Amongst the vast array of marine natural products, the terpenoids are one of the more commonly reported and discovered to date. Sesterterpenoids (C(25)) and triterpenoids (C(30)) are of frequent occurrence, particularly in marine sponges, and they show prominent bioactivities. In this review, we survey sesterterpenoids and triterpenoids obtained from marine sponges and highlight their bioactivities.
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- Sherif S. Ebada
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology, Heinrich-Heine University, Universitaetsstrasse 1, D-40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
- Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain-Shams University, Abbasia, Cairo, Egypt
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China; E-Mail:
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology, Heinrich-Heine University, Universitaetsstrasse 1, D-40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
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Ebada SS, Wray V, de Voogd NJ, Deng Z, Lin W, Proksch P. Two new jaspamide derivatives from the marine sponge Jaspis splendens. Mar Drugs 2009; 7:434-44. [PMID: 19841723 PMCID: PMC2763109 DOI: 10.3390/md7030435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2009] [Revised: 09/02/2009] [Accepted: 09/14/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Two new jaspamide derivatives 2 and 3, together with the parent compound jaspamide (1) have been isolated from the marine sponge Jaspis splendens collected in Kalimantan (Indonesia). The structures of the new compounds were unambiguously elucidated based on 1D and 2D NMR spectral data, mass spectrometry and comparison with jaspamide (1). The new derivatives inhibited the growth of mouse lymphoma (L5178Y) cell line in vitro with IC(50) values of <0.1 microg/mL.
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- Sherif S. Ebada
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology, Heinrich-Heine University, Universitaetsstrasse 1, D-40225 Duesseldorf, Germany; E-Mail: (S.S.E.)
- Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain-Shams University, Abbasia, Cairo, Egypt; E-Mail: (S.S.E.)
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- Helmholtz Center for Infection Research, Inhoffenstrasse 7, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany; E-Mail: (V.W.)
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- National Museum of Natural History, PO Box 9517 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands; E-Mail: (N.J.V.)
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- Analytical and Testing Center, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; E-Mail: (Z.W.D.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China
- *Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: (P.P.); Tel.: +49211-81-14163; Fax: +49211-81-11923; or E-Mail: (W.H.L.); Tel.: +8610-82806188; Fax: +8610-82802724
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology, Heinrich-Heine University, Universitaetsstrasse 1, D-40225 Duesseldorf, Germany; E-Mail: (S.S.E.)
- *Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: (P.P.); Tel.: +49211-81-14163; Fax: +49211-81-11923; or E-Mail: (W.H.L.); Tel.: +8610-82806188; Fax: +8610-82802724
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Ebada SS, Edrada RA, Lin W, Proksch P. Methods for isolation, purification and structural elucidation of bioactive secondary metabolites from marine invertebrates. Nat Protoc 2009; 3:1820-31. [PMID: 18989260 DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2008.182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In the past few decades, marine natural products bioprospecting has yielded a considerable number of drug candidates. Two marine natural products have recently been admitted as new drugs: Prialt (also known as ziconotide) as a potent analgesic for severe chronic pain and Yondelis (known also as trabectedin or E-743) as antitumor agent for the treatment of advanced soft tissue sarcoma. In this protocol, methods for bioactivity-guided isolation, purification and identification of secondary metabolites from marine invertebrates such as sponges, tunicates, soft corals and crinoids are discussed. To achieve this goal, solvent extraction of usually freeze-dried sample of marine organisms is performed. Next, the extract obtained is fractionated by liquid-liquid partitioning followed by various chromatographic separation techniques including thin layer chromatography, vacuum liquid chromatography, column chromatography (CC) and preparative high-performance reversed-phase liquid chromatography. Isolation of bioactive secondary metabolites is usually monitored by bioactivity assays, e.g., antioxidant (2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl hydrazyl) and cytotoxicity (microculture tetrazolium) activities that ultimately yield the active principles. Special care should be taken when performing isolation procedures adapted to the physical and chemical characteristics of the compounds isolated, particularly their lipo- or hydrophilic characters. Examples of isolation of compounds of different polarities from extracts of various marine invertebrates will be presented in this protocol. Structure elucidation is achieved using recent spectroscopic techniques, especially 2D NMR and mass spectrometry analysis.
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- Sherif S Ebada
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie und Biotechnologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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